• Royals vs. Twins, 06/29/2012, 7:10pm

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    Brock Beauchamp
    Published on 06-29-2012 02:00 PM
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    After struggling in a three game set against the White Sox and dropping two of three, the Twins look to get back on track against the fourth place Kansas City Royals tonight at 7pm.

    Right-hander Luis Mendoza takes the mound against Brian Duensing, who will take the mound as a starter for the second time after giving up four earned runs in three innings against the Reds earlier in the week.

    Will the Twins get back on track against the Royals in this four game set? What are your thoughts on Duensing staying in the rotation semi-permanently? Are you sorry to see Manship go? Without Jeff in the bullpen, how will opposing teams score against the Twins bullpen? It all seems a little unfair to me.

    As always, join the Twins Daily game conversation today and let us know what you think! As always, you can find the conversation at just below the stat sheets in this article.

    Luis Mendoza
    W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    SEASON 2 4 4.95 13 8 0 0 0 0 60.0 68 37 33 4 3 30 2 30 .291 1.63 1.62
    MLB Totals 8 13 6.45 51 24 0 0 1 3 159.0 201 132 114 17 14 68 6 80 .308 1.69 1.43

    Brian Duensing

    		 W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    SEASON 1 3 3.82 31 1 0 0 0 0 37.2 32 16 16 2 1 11 0 23 .232 1.14 0.65
    MLB Totals 25 22 3.96 140 51 2 2 0 0 414.0 431 197 182 41 8 129 9 269 .270 1.35 1.17

    Kansas City Royals
    RK Player Team Pos G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG▼ OBP SLG OPS
    1 Mazzaro, V KC P 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
    2 Escobar, A KC SS 71 260 28 82 19 2 2 20 9 43 12 2 .315 .353 .427 .780
    3 Perez, S KC C 4 16 1 5 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 .313 .313 .563 .875
    4 Falu, I KC 2B 13 47 8 14 3 1 0 1 1 7 0 0 .298 .313 .404 .717
    5 Butler, B KC 1B 72 270 28 80 13 0 15 46 21 46 1 1 .296 .357 .511 .868
    6 Getz, C KC 2B 36 100 12 29 5 2 0 8 6 9 6 1 .290 .327 .380 .707
    7 Moustakas, M KC 3B 69 256 37 71 17 0 13 38 23 53 2 1 .277 .346 .496 .842
    8 Pena, B KC C 40 123 7 33 8 0 1 13 5 12 0 1 .268 .295 .358 .652
    9 Gordon, A KC LF 73 288 45 77 23 2 5 24 41 59 3 3 .267 .363 .413 .776
    10 Francoeur, J KC RF 71 281 28 74 14 2 7 24 13 51 1 3 .263 .300 .402 .702
    11 Betancourt, Y KC 2B 33 119 15 30 7 1 5 24 7 14 0 1 .252 .289 .454 .743
    12 Bourgeois, J KC CF 8 16 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 .250 .333 .313 .646
    13 Dyson, J KC CF 52 185 31 46 3 3 0 7 18 33 13 3 .249 .314 .297 .611
    14 Quintero, H KC C 43 138 7 32 12 0 1 19 4 28 0 1 .232 .257 .341 .598
    15 Hosmer, E KC 1B 70 263 29 58 11 1 9 35 25 34 7 1 .221 .290 .373 .662
    16 Giavotella, J KC 2B 21 69 8 15 3 0 0 6 4 12 0 0 .217 .260 .261 .521
    17 Chen, B KC P 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
    17 Hochevar, L KC P 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
    19 Maier, M KC CF 31 63 8 11 1 1 2 7 8 24 2 0 .175 .264 .317 .581

    Minnesota Twins
    RK Player Team Pos G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG▼ OBP SLG OPS
    1 Revere, B MIN RF 41 167 20 54 6 2 0 11 5 11 15 3 .323 .343 .383 .726
    2 Mauer, J MIN C 66 240 34 77 16 1 3 34 38 36 3 1 .321 .414 .433 .848
    3 Span, D MIN CF 69 278 37 77 20 2 3 19 27 35 7 3 .277 .341 .396 .737
    4 Willingham, J MIN LF 71 254 40 69 20 1 15 49 36 73 2 1 .272 .384 .535 .920
    5 Doumit, R MIN C 59 203 22 55 12 1 7 32 19 41 0 0 .271 .332 .443 .775
    6 Carroll, J MIN SS 72 244 31 62 9 1 0 25 29 33 6 3 .254 .337 .299 .636
    7 Casilla, A MIN 2B 53 156 15 38 9 1 0 12 9 28 8 1 .244 .284 .314 .598
    8 Plouffe, T MIN RF 55 185 30 45 8 0 15 27 21 44 0 2 .243 .322 .530 .852
    9 Butera, D MIN C 20 54 3 13 5 0 0 1 4 12 0 0 .241 .305 .333 .638
    10 Morneau, J MIN 1B 56 214 24 49 12 1 10 34 21 48 1 0 .229 .301 .435 .736
    11 Dozier, B MIN SS 46 176 17 40 8 0 3 19 7 33 2 2 .227 .254 .324 .578
    12 Komatsu, E MIN RF 15 32 2 7 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 .219 .297 .219 .516
    13 Mastroianni, D MIN LF 25 49 6 10 1 1 1 7 5 10 2 0 .204 .278 .327 .604
    14 Hughes, L MIN 2B 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 .200 .182 .200 .382
    15 Valencia, D MIN 3B 27 100 9 19 5 1 1 11 2 23 0 1 .190 .204 .290 .494
    16 Parmelee, C MIN 1B 36 97 7 18 5 1 0 3 8 26 0 0 .186 .269 .258 .526
    17 Diamond, S MIN P 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
    17 Thomas, C MIN RF 12 28 2 4 1 0 1 4 0 16 0 0 .143 .172 .286 .458
    19 Burroughs, S MIN 3B 10 17 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .118 .167 .176 .343
    Comments 46 Comments
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 06-29-2012, 03:11 PM
      You can view the page at http://www.twinsdaily.com/content.ph...29-2012-7-10pm
    1. GCTF's Avatar
      GCTF - 06-29-2012, 06:40 PM
      Gameday Lineups

      NO. Kansas City Minnesota
      1. A. Gordon, LF D. Span, CF
      2. Y. Betancourt, 2B B. Revere, RF
      3. M. Moustakas, 3B J. Mauer, C
      4. B. Butler, DH J. Willingham, LF
      5. J. Francoeur, RF J. Morneau, 1B
      6. E. Hosmer, 1B T. Plouffe, 3B
      7. S. Perez, C R. Doumit, DH
      8. J. Bourgeois, CF B. Dozier, SS
      9. A. Escobar, SS J. Carroll, 2B
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 06-29-2012, 07:26 PM
      I hate it when I check the score in the first inning and Twins are already behind.
    1. GCTF's Avatar
      GCTF - 06-29-2012, 07:50 PM
      On the board.
    1. Jocko87's Avatar
      Jocko87 - 06-29-2012, 07:56 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by GCTF View Post
      On the board.
      Even here it's just me and you on a Friday night?
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 06-29-2012, 08:01 PM
      Wow, the system does not like this thread. I think I have it fixed now.
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 06-29-2012, 08:01 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by glunn View Post
      I hate it when I check the score in the first inning and Twins are already behind.
      So you hate baseball then.
    1. Jocko87's Avatar
      Jocko87 - 06-29-2012, 08:02 PM
      I'm not sure if I'm getting the best of the deal when I have to watch the Royals announcers. Dickbert v. Hudler is a knock - down drag out if I've ever seen one.
    1. GCTF's Avatar
      GCTF - 06-29-2012, 08:04 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Jocko87 View Post
      Even here it's just me and you on a Friday night?
      It was until RP came along and locked the thread.
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 06-29-2012, 08:05 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Jocko87 View Post
      I'm not sure if I'm getting the best of the deal when I have to watch the Royals announcers. Dickbert v. Hudler is a knock - down drag out if I've ever seen one.
      Rex Hudler might be worse than Hawk. Really, I'm not joking. I had to listen to him for many years when I lived in LA and followed the Angels.

      He was busted for marijuana possession because he walked through an airport metal detector with weed shoved down his pants... Weed wrapped in tin foil.

      He may be the dumbest man on the planet.
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 06-29-2012, 08:07 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Jocko87 View Post
      I'm not sure if I'm getting the best of the deal when I have to watch the Royals announcers. Dickbert v. Hudler is a knock - down drag out if I've ever seen one.
      Hudler is definitely his own brand of brutal.
    1. GCTF's Avatar
      GCTF - 06-29-2012, 08:09 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by rocketpig View Post
      Wow, the system does not like this thread. I think I have it fixed now.
      I kust have been trying to post while you were a fixin' because I got a strange message about following an invalid link. Fortunately, I'm not prone to fits of violent rage.
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 06-29-2012, 08:13 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by rocketpig View Post
      So you hate baseball then.
      I hate being behind in the first inning almost every damn game. I hate the fact that the Twins have failed to develop even a marginally decent group of starting pitching prospects. And I hate feeling like there is little hope for improvement.
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 06-29-2012, 08:15 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by rocketpig View Post
      .

      He was busted for marijuana possession because he walked through an airport metal detector with weed shoved down his pants... Weed wrapped in tin foil.

      He may be the dumbest man on the planet.
      He was probably stoned out of his mind to do something that stupid.
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 06-29-2012, 08:16 PM
      I wish that Plouffe would hit one so hard that he injures a Royals fan who is sitting in the upper deck.
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 06-29-2012, 08:20 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by glunn View Post
      He was probably stoned out of his mind to do something that stupid.
      If you listen to the man speak for more than a few minutes, you realize that he's either stoned every waking moment or he's just really, really dumb.

      I don't call people on television stupid often but christ... I mean, there's just no other way to describe Hudler. He's constantly tossing out jewels like "what the Angels need to do here is score more runs... that's how you win ballgames" or "things are going bad when you give up a home run" or "what the (list infielder) needed to do there was catch the ball".

      Really, it's jaw-dropping at times. I listened to the guy for what seemed to be an eternity (probably more like 6-7 years) and he never failed to toss out a few statements so stunningly dense every season that everyone in the room would stop for a moment and just look at one another silently. It's as if he was actually trying to sound that idiotic... Except he wasn't.
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 06-29-2012, 08:23 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by rocketpig View Post
      If you listen to the man speak for more than a few minutes, you realize that he's either stoned every waking moment or he's just really, really dumb.

      I don't call people on television stupid often but christ... I mean, there's just no other way to describe Hudler. He's constantly tossing out jewels like "what the Angels need to do here is score more runs... that's how you win ballgames" or "things are going bad when you give up a home run" or "what the (list infielder) needed to do there was catch the ball".

      Really, it's jaw-dropping at times. I listened to the guy for what seemed to be an eternity (probably more like 6-7 years) and he never failed to toss out a few statements so stunningly dense every season. It's as if he was actually trying to sound that idiotic... Except he wasn't.
      As a 32 year resident of Los Angeles, I can certify that we have lots of people who often seem totally stoned, and nowadays anyone can get a prescription to get stoned.
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 06-29-2012, 08:24 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by rocketpig View Post
      If you listen to the man speak for more than a few minutes, you realize that he's either stoned every waking moment or he's just really, really dumb.

      I don't call people on television stupid often but christ... I mean, there's just no other way to describe Hudler. He's constantly tossing out jewels like "what the Angels need to do here is score more runs... that's how you win ballgames" or "things are going bad when you give up a home run" or "what the (list infielder) needed to do there was catch the ball".

      Really, it's jaw-dropping at times. I listened to the guy for what seemed to be an eternity (probably more like 6-7 years) and he never failed to toss out a few statements so stunningly dense every season that everyone in the room would stop for a moment and just look at one another silently. It's as if he was actually trying to sound that idiotic... Except he wasn't.
      Damned if he isn't gritty though. The grittierest of the gritty.
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 06-29-2012, 08:26 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by glunn View Post
      As a 32 year resident of Los Angeles, I can certify that we have lots of people who often seem totally stoned, and nowadays anyone can get a prescription to get stoned.
      Oh, I lived there for ten years. I know what it's like. It wouldn't surprise me if Hudler was stoned all the time but I'm pretty confident in saying that he didn't start the game off with many marbles in the first place.
    1. Badsmerf's Avatar
      Badsmerf - 06-29-2012, 08:28 PM
      Betty Jean's underpants smell like charcoal and seaweed.
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